
Prawn Pancakes

Ingredients
Serves 2
For the Sauce
2 tbsp Light Soy Sauce
1 tbsp rice vinegar
2 tsp light soft brown sugar
2 tsp finely chopped or grated fresh ginger
For the Pancakes
180g raw prawns
1 handful of fresh coriander
2 spring onions
110g self raising flour
110ml whole milk
3/4 tsp baking powder
2 medium eggs beaten
10g melted butter
1/2 tsp garlic granules
1/4 tsp chilli flakes
Method
It's worth making the sauce first as that will give the ginger time to infuse. So grab all the sauce ingredients and mix well in a small bowl before setting aside and turning to the pancakes.
For the pancakes in a large bowl mix the flour, baking powder, garlic granules and chilli flakes. Make a well in the centre then add in the beaten egg, melted butter and milk. Whisk well until you have a smooth thick batter.
Now slice the spring onions into half centimetre rounds and chop the coriander roughly. Add these to the batter then chop the prawns into about a centimetre wide bits. Put the prawns in the batter and mix well until all the ingredients are coarted and well spread throughout the batter.
Heat a frying pan then add in a tablespoon of vegetable or groundnut oil. Spoon out a quarter of the mixture into a round in the frying pan and cook on a medium heat for three minutes each side. If you can fit more than one in the pan at the same time go for it. Otherwise you can keep them warm in the oven while you cook the others.
Once all done serve and drizzle with the soy and ginger sauce.
I'm a big fan of american pancakes and love using them as a savoury meal. This prawn pancake recipe is the best I've come up with so far and are an absolute favourite at my house.
The soy and ginger sauce replaces the classic maple syrup giving it a wonderful asian flavour and can be made as a main meal or just a load of them as party food, they are very versatile.



